Peedie the Frog and Princess Ismene

Maria Laura Plytas Macropoulos | Ismene Salakos

A little something about Ismene Ismene Salakos is eight years old. She has just completed third grade in a British school in Athens, Greece. She is fluent in three languages: English, German and Greek. Her favourite subjects are mathematics, art, music and history.

She loves meditation and has received Level I attunement of the Usui Reiki children’s program. She loves horses and enjoys ice skating. Now she is writing her second book. It is about... Peedie the frog and... well... it is a surprise!

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rincess Ismene lived in a grand Victorian castle. It sat right on the edge of Sherwood Forest in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire.

The Princess was always daydreaming of fairies, pixie dust and magical stories. She had heard the other children speak of fairies, so she jumped up off her seat and decided to find her way towards the large pond which was on the other side of the forest.

“It’s true!” she said, “There is a pond of fairies!

This is a magical place. You can hear sounds that come out of the woods... and a frog splashing around, playing in the water.”

But... was he an ordinary frog?

A little something about Maria Laura

ISBN 978-960-564-184-9 DISTRIBUTION 55 Vatatzi str. Athens, Greece 11473 TEL.: +30 210 6431108 ekdoseis.ocelotos@gmail.com www. ocelotos. gr

Illustrated by

Sabine Straub

Maria Laura Plytas Macropoulos is a Holistic & Spiritual Counsellor with special interest in Counselling, Holistic Health, Energy Healing, Eco Green Environmental Living and Lifestyle, Clutter Clearing and Organising.

She holds a BA in Counselling and a MA in Humanistic Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Prior to these studies she specialised in Insurance Studies with a Masters Degree in Business Administration.

She has worked for 12 years in the Insurance Industry, however her interest in Counselling made her make a turn in both her studies and her carrier.

Today she is a Certified Green Building Designer. She is involved with the spiritual world and has become an Usui Reiki Master/ Teacher and an Angelic Reiki Professional Practitioner. She has attended many healing courses and is committed to her spiritual growth.

Currently, she is writing her second book: “A Guide to a Greener and Ecological way of Living”.

Maria Laura is a member of National Association of Green Designers USA and The Reiki Association UK.

Title Peedie the Frog and Princess Ismene

Authors Maria Laura Plytas Macropoulos | Ismene Salakos Illustration Sabine Straub Proofreading Irene Trimmis Vassiliades

Layout - Design Myrtilo, Lena Pantopoulou

Copyright© 2014 Maria Laura Plytas Macropoulos

First Published Athens, July 2014 ISBN 978-960-564-184-9

All rights reserved© This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage or retrieval systems may take place without the written permission of the author.

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Maria Laura Plytas Macropoulos | Ismene Salakos

A letter from Ismene

My mummy and I started writing this book when I was 5 years old and now that I am 8 years old it is published.

I thank my Peedie for being my friend all these years. I thank my mummy for helping write this beautiful book, which will keep other children company before bedtime. Now we are writing our second one. It is about… Peedie the frog and… well… it is a surprise!

Love you Peedie… love you Mummy THANK YOU

A little something from Maria Laura

This is a story about a fantasy frog called Peedie and Princess Ismene. It entails learning while reading. Peedie the frog is a hero that has been our companion for more than four years, filling our everyday lives with fun and excitement. The moment that we realised that Peedie the frog was beginning to leave our every day adventures, we felt that we had to put pen to paper and write these stories. This was the only way we could keep Peedie the frog alive for ever!

Peedie and Princess Ismene are the main characters of the book and although real life events are included, we have given these stories a magical twist. Ismene was delighted to see herself illustrated as Princess Ismene and I thank her for her patience and her superb story telling abilities.

I hope to inspire other mothers to do the same with their children’s every day adventures, so they are not lost but shared with those who love them.

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The Pond of Fairies

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rincess Ismene lived deep in the heart of Robin Hood’s country in a grand Victorian castle. It sat right on the edge of Sherwood Forest in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire.

One warm sunny day, Princess Ismene sat on the balcony gazing at the birds and squirrels which were playing in the rose gardens.

Her imagination began to wonder. She was always daydreaming of fairies, pixie dust and magical stories. She had heard the other children speak of fairies, so she jumped up off her seat and decided to find her way towards the large pond which was on the other side of the forest. She walked and walked through a dense forest surrounded by colourful flowers and enchanting sounds.

Finally she reached the magical pond.

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The Princess gazed around her. “It’s true! ” she said, “There is a pond of fairies! Oh! Ducklings! And a frog splashing around, playing in the water!”

He didn’t look like an ordinary frog. His skin was a lovely dark shade of green; his eyes were large and friendly; he had a wonderful wise expression.

The frog flipped out of the water and turned its wise little froggy face to the sun. Ismene was sure that she saw him smile. He stayed very still and stared at her. The frog then made a strange sound, “Quack,” like a duckling. It seemed like he was saying, “Hello.”

“It’s true – this is a magical place! You can hear sounds that come out of the woods,” she said excitedly as she left the pond and ran happily back home.

Since that day she continued going to The Pond of Fairies, as she had named it, to visit the frog and hear the sounds that came out of the woods. The frog was always at the pond waiting for her. It appeared as though the frog needed a warm embrace.

The little Princess spent many happy hours on the side of the pond, daydreaming and wishing it was full of pixie dust, fairies and flowers.

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Maria Laura Plytas Macropoulos | Ismene Salakos

A little something about Ismene Ismene Salakos is eight years old. She has just completed third grade in a British school in Athens, Greece. She is fluent in three languages: English, German and Greek. Her favourite subjects are mathematics, art, music and history.

She loves meditation and has received Level I attunement of the Usui Reiki children’s program. She loves horses and enjoys ice skating. Now she is writing her second book. It is about... Peedie the frog and... well... it is a surprise!

P

rincess Ismene lived in a grand Victorian castle. It sat right on the edge of Sherwood Forest in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire.

The Princess was always daydreaming of fairies, pixie dust and magical stories. She had heard the other children speak of fairies, so she jumped up off her seat and decided to find her way towards the large pond which was on the other side of the forest.

“It’s true!” she said, “There is a pond of fairies!

This is a magical place. You can hear sounds that come out of the woods... and a frog splashing around, playing in the water.”

But... was he an ordinary frog?

A little something about Maria Laura

ISBN 978-960-564-184-9 DISTRIBUTION 55 Vatatzi str. Athens, Greece 11473 TEL.: +30 210 6431108 ekdoseis.ocelotos@gmail.com www. ocelotos. gr

Illustrated by

Sabine Straub

Maria Laura Plytas Macropoulos is a Holistic & Spiritual Counsellor with special interest in Counselling, Holistic Health, Energy Healing, Eco Green Environmental Living and Lifestyle, Clutter Clearing and Organising.

She holds a BA in Counselling and a MA in Humanistic Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Prior to these studies she specialised in Insurance Studies with a Masters Degree in Business Administration.

She has worked for 12 years in the Insurance Industry, however her interest in Counselling made her make a turn in both her studies and her carrier.

Today she is a Certified Green Building Designer. She is involved with the spiritual world and has become an Usui Reiki Master/ Teacher and an Angelic Reiki Professional Practitioner. She has attended many healing courses and is committed to her spiritual growth.

Currently, she is writing her second book: “A Guide to a Greener and Ecological way of Living”.

Maria Laura is a member of National Association of Green Designers USA and The Reiki Association UK.